Thank You Darling, but we are not so sure…

So what’s the feeling about the latest statements from the Chancellor, telling us we are now out of recession?

The Chancellor who announced recently that Britain was now out of recession, has evoked some sceptical responses. Michael Stott, Director of Sales and Marketing says “Many of our clients don’t share the view that Britain feels like it is out of the recession and they remain under daily pressure for use of budgets “Stott continues “statistically we are out of recession but things are tough if not tougher. Businesses recognise that the journey is a long one but investment in staff, motivation, development and leadership has never been so crucial. Now it’s about training, training and more training.”

And with the general election looming, talk from all 3 leading candidates focus’s around the need to be more efficient within the private and public sector.

What are businesses doing?

Chris Dolby, Learning and Development Manager for Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK and a client of Scalford Hall, says "We have continued to invest in developing our people throughout the economic downturn, and added new programmes to our Learning and Development framework. Over the past few years, we've run all of our residential development programmes at Scalford Hall. It's a great environment for learning - relaxed, friendly, flexible, good value for money. We're kicked off a new Leadership Development programme in February, and will be running this at Scalford Hall where we're treated like an old friend as well as a valued client."

Whittlebury Hall and Scalford Hall are leading Management Training Centres and are seeing bookings for just such investment increasing and a number of clients that have spent the last several months re-structuring and changing their processes are now looking to train and develop the team that will take the organisation through into recovery. Based centrally in the UK they provide the ideal learning environment where pressures on trainers are understood, where the facilities totally support the objectives of the training sponsor and where delegates are looked after so that both during and after the training day real outcomes are seen.

Budgets are under pressure so why train….. Andy Rowe, Training Director, Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd has a clear message; “Fiat Group Automobiles has invested heavily in new and developing existing products that have huge consumer appeal, and of course competitive advantage is influenced by many factors but increasing customer satisfaction is a key driver of success or failure. We train in order to equip every member of Fiat staff to talk and act with confidence regarding our market leading technology and innovation, raising our profile in the perception of all consumers. We know well-trained, confident, knowledgeable staff, that are able to reach their full potential whilst maximising their contribution to the business, will have an even larger impact than any individual new model. So investing in training is key to our business success. Whittlebury Hall Management Training Centre was the venue for a recent Fiat training programme and we always evaluate our delegates who scored the venue overall at 94%.”

Lets to climb the hill together - to enjoy the view

There are many ways in which individual companies and organisations approach this investment, varying from intensive and certificated technical training that needs an efficient learning environment to motivational time spent together so that a new sense of purpose and belief in the future can be shared and absorbed. Whatever the approach adopted, there has never been a better or more cost-effective time to use professional facilities, to add value through improved skills and enhanced business techniques.

Stott adds, “Using proven training centres with a good track record of service, quality, flexibility and value for money is crucial. We listen to our customer’s needs and offer value added packages with competitive rates to provide savings on stretched training budgets”